The Founders Affiliate of the American Heart Association is looking for an Executive Director to lead our Mohawk Valley territory. The Executive Director manages a team of fundraising staff, serves as the staff lead for the advisory Board of Directors and leads the organizations efforts to achieve both mission and revenue initiatives to improve the cardiovascular health of our community.
As the Executive Director some of the responsibilities you have will include:
- Providing leadership to staff and volunteers for American Heart Association mission and fundraising activities in the Mohawk Valley Region;
- Leading the advisory Board of Directors and committees to impact mission engagement, revenue goals and leadership recruitment for campaigns;
- Responsibility for leading fundraising campaigns to meet/exceed the fiscal year 2018/2019 revenue goal of $1,107,000 ;
- Developing and implementing a business plan of mission and revenue growth through strategic market partnerships, key fundraising events, and philanthropic donors;
- supervising, developing and coaching the territory’s fundraising implementers on best practice strategies
- Understanding and utilizing AHA policies, best practices, technology and systems in accordance to guidelines
In this role, you will report to the Senior VP of Development for our Western Region and will supervise the staff responsible for mission and fundraising initiatives in the region. This position is based in our Utica, NY office.
If you want to join our mission and be a “Relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives”, review the preferred skills we are looking for: ( Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)
- at least 4 years of experience in fundraising or corporate sales;
- a minimum of 1 year of supervising sales or fundraising staff;
- ability to build powerful partnerships with corporate leaders and senior level volunteers;
- be a strong manager with the ability to coach and mentor to AHA best practices, sales methodologies, timelines and volunteer engagement practices to ensure that revenue targets are reached;
- the ability to accomplish results through strong volunteer recruitment and management;
- demonstrated ability to recruit, train, direct and supervise multiple staff in a team environment;
- have a proven track record in exceeding sales/fundraising goals;
- possess the knowledge and demonstrated ability to successfully identify, cultivate, recruit, and maintain relationships with top level volunteers/customers;
- have great organizational, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills;
- have a proven ability to understand and navigate corporate cultures to achieve goals;
- you must be willing to work outside standard hours as needed, including early morning, evenings and weekends;
- you must be willing to travel within your territory on a daily basis as well as occasional travel to other locations in the affiliate and to our National Center in Dallas, Texas for meetings or training.
To help you be successful you will have access to our award-winning learning platform Heart U, as well as our sales training & relationship development program- Building Powerful Partnerships which received a 2017 Learning! 100 Award from Elearning! Media Group, and various other training and support mechanisms locally and through our National Center.
- Education: Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1½ years experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.
- Experience: Must have at least 4 years of experience in fundraising, outside sales or in a non-profit organization in a similar capacity that includes at least 1 year of experience in a managing sales or fundraising staff. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
Attracting talented, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
Our Rewards & Benefits package not only gives you the total benefits you want, but also goes above and beyond with innovative programs to develop your skills – helping you grow and thrive at the American Heart Association.